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In August 2017, Bridgeport city officials declined to renew the Bluefish’s lease at Harbor Yard. By 2011, Bridgeport’s attendance had dropped by half from it’s late 1990’s peak and the team routinely finished at the bottom of league attendance charts. They handed the team over to Long Island Ducks owner and Atlantic League founder Frank Boulton, who propped up the ‘Fish for their final decade. In 2008 the last of the team’s original founders, husband and wife Jack McGregor and Mary-Jane Foster, left the scene. “Bridgeport Has Moment In The Sun.” The Courant (Hartford, CT). Original lead owner Mickey Herbert sold the team to his partners after the team’s eight season in 2005, citing $4.5 million in losses. While early rivals like the Long Island Ducks and Somerset Patriots remained reliable box office attractions into their second decades, the novelty eventually wore off in Bridgeport. He later was sentenced to 18 months in prison and never played baseball again. The former Indians, Rockies & Twins speedster was arrested at Harbor Yard prior to a game in August 2001 on federal drug charges. The assault cost Offerman two years of probation and, years later, a $940,000 civil judgment in favor of Nathans in 2014.Īnother entry in the lowlights file: outfield Alex Cole (Bluefish ’99-’01). Offerman broke Beech’s finger and Nathans suffered a career-ending concussion. Offerman charged the mound, brandishing his bat at Beech and Bluefish catcher John Nathans and touching off a bench-clearing brawl.

During a Bluefish-Ducks game at Harbor Yard on August 14, 2007, Bridgeport pitcher Matt Beech struck Offerman in the calf with a pitch. By 2007, Offerman was back in the Atlantic League with the rival Long Island Ducks. 295 in 98 games for the ‘Fish in 2003, Offerman spent all of 20 back in the big leagues.īut Offerman was also involved in the ugliest incident in Bluefish history.

Two-time American League All-Star third baseman Shea Hillenbrand (Bluefish ’12)Īlone among these players, Jose Offerman used his time in Bridgeport to as a springboard back to the Major Leagues.

2000 National League saves leader Antonio Alfonseca (Bluefish ’10-’11).

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Ex-National League All-Star and 2001 World Series champion Junior Spivey (Bluefish ’07).

Former New York Mets All-Star infielder Edgardo Alfonzo (Bridgeport ’06).

Two-time All-Star second baseman Jose Offerman (Bridgeport ’03).

Former All-Star infielder and two-time World Series champion Mariano Duncan (Bluefish ’99).

Over the years the Bluefish signed a handful of former Major League stars for late career encores at Harbor Yard, including: The Atlantic League was known as a second/last chance league for ex-Major Leaguers or “Quadruple A” players who couldn’t translate minor league potential to a Major League job. “Minor Leagues: Bluefish will leave lots of memories.” The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT). On Jthe Bluefish became the first Atlantic League club to earn 1,000 victories with a 2-1 win over the York (PA) Revolution. They won their first and only title in 1999, defeating the Somerset Patriots three games to one in a best-of-five series. The ‘Fish were also consistently strong on the field, appearing in the Atlantic League championship series three times in the league’s first five season. The Bluefish were a box office hit in their early years, drawing over 300,000 fans per summer to Harbor Yard in 19. The arrival of the Bluefish in 1998 and the concurrent opening of the $19 million Ballpark at Harbor Yard on an abandoned industrial brownfield was a center piece of public/private efforts to revitalize downtown Bridgeport in the late 1990’s.

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The Bridgeport Bluefish were enjoyed a 20-year run in the Atlantic League, the top independent pro baseball league in the United States, between 19.

2006-2008: Jack McGregor, Mary-Jane Foster, et al.1998-2005: Mickey Herbert, Jack McGregor, Mary-Jane Foster & Ken Paul.